Measure S will allow the
Sheriff to halt the early release of more than 1,700 jail inmates annually into
our neighborhoods, and will provide funds to augment, not supplant, crucial
public safety services.

Measure S will increase
safety in our communities by:

·
Building and operating an additional 304-bed jail facility.

·
Implementing proven programs that reduce the rate at which criminals return to
jail (currently 70%).

Measure S will be funded by
a dedicated ½ percent sales tax beginning July 1, 2011. This new ½ percent tax
will coincide with the legislated expiration of the State’s temporary one
percent sales tax, for a net ½ percent reduction – from 8.75% to 8.25%.

Measure S is expected to
generate approximately $30 million annually:

·
In the first four years, approximately $15 million annually goes toward jail
construction, after which these funds will be spent on jail operations.

·
Starting year 1, approximately $5 million goes to evidence-based repeat
offender reduction programs and alternatives to incarceration.

·
Starting year 1, approximately $10 million goes to front-line law enforcement
and fire protection for the Cities of Buellton, Carpinteria, Goleta, Guadalupe,
Lompoc, Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, and Solvang, County unincorporated areas,
and all Fire Districts within Santa Barbara County.

Measure S, overseen by independent
advisory committees, will sunset in 14 years. All funds will be kept local,
must be used as defined in the Measure, and cannot be taken by the State.

Measure S allows the County
to accept $56.3 million in State jail construction funding, and boosts the
local economy with new construction and new jobs.

Measure S will be funded by
those who spend money in Santa Barbara County, including out-of-county shoppers
and tourists.

Measure S – For a safer
Santa Barbara County.

The undersigned authors of
the primary Argument In Favor of ballot proposition Measure S-2010 at the
Consolidated General Election for the County of Santa Barbara to be held on
November 2, 2010 hereby state that this argument is true and correct to the best
of their knowledge and belief.